Gimme Space vs Defender's Attack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gimme Space
Pilot a spaceship through increasingly challenging rounds of space debris. Upgrade your ship's health, speed, and reload capabilities, and collect power-ups for temporary boosts. Enjoy cooperative multiplayer with friends via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
- Survive space debris
- Upgrade ship stats
- Collect power-ups
- On-device multiplayer
- Bluetooth multiplayer
- Wi-Fi multiplayer
- Game Center leaderboards
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Survive in Space! You're the pilot of a spaceship deep in outer space. But space is a dangerous place! Can you keep your ship in one piece as it is pummeled by comets, meteors, rockets, and more through progressively harder rounds? Upgrade your ship! Shoot obstacles to gain "Upgrade Power," which can be spent on increasing your spaceship's health, reload, or speed. Grab Power Ups! Find these powerful objects deep in space that give your spaceship unique boosts and force fields! Play with Friends! Find a buddy to play with through on-device, Bluetooth, or Wifi multiplayer! Work together to see how long you can last! Compare your top scores with others' on Game Center! Send challenges to show your superiority! Gimme Space was built by a 17-year old High Schooler and his father.
Defender's Attack
Engage in thrilling pixel art space battles, upgrade your starship, and test your piloting skills against friends. Experience dynamic gameplay and endless adventures inspired by classic arcade games.
- Pixel art graphics
- Space battles
- Ship upgrades
- Multiplayer challenges
- Dynamic gameplay
- Classic arcade feel
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Take the helm and get ready for an intergalactic journey you will never forget! Plunge into exciting space battles, upgrade your ship and challenge your friends to find out who is the real pilot. With stunning pixel graphics that bring you back to the era of classic arcades, dynamic gameplay and endless adventures, this game will not let you get bored, because every battle is a chance to show your skills. Regardless of whether you are an experienced space explorer or a beginner, there will always be a new challenge. So, are you ready to conquer the galaxy?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Gimme Space at none against Defender's Attack's shown. Gimme Space also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). Defender's Attack's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 38 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Defender's Attack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gimme Space has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Gimme Space ships an update every 38 months, Defender's Attack every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gimme Space | Defender's Attack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MangumLabs LLC | Serhii Budianskyi |
Customer experience
Gimme Space
Defender's Attack
In-app purchases
Gimme Space
No in-app purchases
Defender's Attack
No in-app purchases
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